Date: Title: Sensitivity Skill: ORR, AI, MM Aim: To investigate reaction times in an individual Apparatus: Half meter rule

or meter rule Method: 1. The sub ect mar!s a "encil line do#n the centre of his thumb$nail and sits side#ays at a bench or table #ith the forearm resting flat on the bench and the hand over the edge %. The e&"erimenter holds a ruler vertically bet#een the sub ect's first finger and thumb, #ith the (ero )or the %*cm mar! on a meter rule+ o""osite the line on the thumb. ,et the ruler rest lightly against the thumb or fingers )see diagram belo#+. e&"erimenter

mar! on thumb

sub ect's forearm rests on bench

-. The sub ect #atches the (ero mar! and, as soon as the e&"erimenter releases the ruler, the sub ect gri"s it bet#een finger and thumb to sto" it falling any further .. The distance on the ruler o""osite the mar! on the thumb is recorded in the data table.

/. This is re"eated 0 times, #ith the e&"erimenter #aiting variable lengths of time before letting the ruler fall. 1. The e&"eriment is no# re"eated #ith the same sub ect but this time the ruler is not touching either the thumb or fingers of the sub ect. As soon as the sub ect sees the ruler falling, the sub ect gri"s it bet#een fingers and thumb to sto" it falling any further. 2. Re"eat the e&"eriment again #ith the ruler resting lightly against the thumb or fingers, however the subjects eyes are closed. The sub ect gri"s the ruler as 3uic!ly as "ossible after she feels it begin to fall. The e&"eriment is re"eated 0 times and the results recorded in the data table 4. 5alculate the mean distance for the three different conditions. The distances can be converted to a time by consulting Table 1. 6lot a bar gra"h of your results. Observations: Speed of Trials response to sight and touch cm! " # $ % & ' ( ) * "+ Total Average Time A66RO6RIAT7 TIT,7 Speed of response to sight only cm! Speed of response to touch only cm!

Trials " # $ % & ' ( ) * "+ Total Average Time

Trials " # $ % & ' ( ) * "+ Total Average Time

,raph Remember a""ro"riate title above the gra"h, 5A6ITA, ,7TT7RS and underlined Remember scale

Reaction Time8s

Sight 9 touch

Sight only 5onditions

Touch only

Discussion: -se the info below to help with the discussion! :ac!ground on ty"es of actions ; refle&, voluntary etc. <as there a significant difference in reaction times using sight only, touch only or sight and touch together= >iscuss any differences. The nervous "ath#ay for the motor im"ulses from brain to forearm #as "robably the same for all three e&"eriments but the sensory "ath#ay from eye to brain #as much shorter than from finger$ti"s to brain. <hat differences in results #ould this lead you to e&"ect= .onclusion: Related to the aim /imitations: if any! Anything that limited the e&"eriment #hich "revented you from obtaining accurate results

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